California earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km ESE of Willits, California

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Willits, California on Wed, Jul 2, 1986, 2:47 AM PDT (09:47 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 5 km NNE of Brooktrails, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
1986-07-02 09:47:10 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.369° N, 123.265° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 172 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14699 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14699 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.06 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14698 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.52 km SSE of Cloverdale, California · 14698 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.86 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14697 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14696 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.85 km W of Cobb, California · 14695 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.75 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14695 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, California · 14695 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.56 km SW of Cobb, California · 14695 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14694 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Cobb, California · 14694 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14694 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14693 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 2.27 km W of Cobb, California · 14693 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.89 km ESE of Willits, California · 14692 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.17 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14692 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14692 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.835 km NE of Covelo, California · 14692 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.56 km W of Cobb, California · 14692 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.95 km SW of Hopland, California · 14691 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14691 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.8Northern California · 14691 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14690 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 3.36 km W of Cobb, California · 14690 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.16 km W of Cobb, California · 14690 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14690 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.07 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14690 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 1.75 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14689 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14689 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.75 km SW of Cobb, California · 14688 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.57 km W of Cobb, California · 14687 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.86 km W of Covelo, California · 14687 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.76 km W of Cobb, California · 14687 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.45 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14687 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.85 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14687 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 2.14 km SW of Cobb, California · 14687 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.69 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14687 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.26 km W of Covelo, California · 14686 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.811 km ESE of Hopland, California · 14686 days ago · -1 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.16 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14686 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.34 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14686 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.77 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14685 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.930 km NE of Potter Valley, California · 14684 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.15 km SW of Cobb, California · 14684 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 2.2Northern California · 14684 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14684 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 14684 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 2.813 km ESE of Alderpoint, California · 14683 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.66 km SW of Cobb, California · 14683 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14682 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.87 km W of Cobb, California · 14682 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.95 km W of Cobb, California · 14681 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.98 km W of Cobb, California · 14681 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 1.78 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14681 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.65 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14680 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.119 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14680 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.720 km ENE of Potter Valley, California · 14680 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  60. 1.95 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14680 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 172.

Before

  1. 2.55 km W of Cobb, California · 14699 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.811 km NNE of Cloverdale, California · 14699 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.77 km W of Cobb, California · 14700 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.66 km W of Cobb, California · 14701 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.87 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14701 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.39 km ESE of Hopland, California · 14701 days ago · 27 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Cobb, California · 14702 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.45 km SW of Cobb, California · 14702 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.912 km W of Cobb, California · 14702 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.1near the coast of Northern California · 14702 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.55 km SW of Cobb, California · 14703 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.05 km SW of Cobb, California · 14703 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.04 km SSW of Cobb, California · 14703 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.66 km NW of Clearlake Oaks, California · 14703 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.25 km SW of Cobb, California · 14704 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.48 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14704 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.18 km WSW of Cobb, California · 14704 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.95 km W of Laytonville, California · 14704 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.14 km W of Laytonville, California · 14704 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.68 km W of Cobb, California · 14705 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75749. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC.